Setting up Unit Testing with Catch2 and GitLab CI

Set up the application for testing

• Compilation and building of the air quality monitoring application
• Running the program with a U.S zip code

Install Catch2

• Adding Catch2 for testing
• Creating test folder and test files
• Updating CMake configuration

Write tests in Catch2

• Defining functions for mock API requests
• Test 1: Verify API key retrieval
• Test 2: Geocode the zip code
• Test 3: Air quality API test

Build and run the tests

• Building and compiling the application
• Running the tests to check for pass or fail
• Adding new files to Git, committing, and pushing changes

View the test report

• Reviewing test results in GitLab's Pipeline view

Simulate a test failure

• Introducing a bug in the code to cause a test failure
• Adding a new test case to check for correct parsing of air quality data

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Setting up Unit Testing with Catch2 and GitLab CI

Set up the application for testing

• Compile and build the air quality monitoring application
• Execute the program with a U.S zip code input

Install Catch2

• Add Catch2 for testing functionalities
• Establish test directory and files
• Update CMake config for integration

Write tests in Catch2

• Create functions for mock API requests
• Implement test 1: API key retrieval verification
• Include test 2: Geocoding for zip code
• Integrate test 3: Air quality API testing

Build and run the tests

• Compile the application and build binaries
• Run the tests to validate functionality
• Commit new files to Git and push changes

View the test report

• Check test outcomes in GitLab's Pipeline view

Simulate a test failure

• Intentionally introduce a bug for test failure
• Add a new test case for validating air quality data parsing